{"id":2478,"date":"2021-04-27T03:00:33","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T08:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/acugst\/?p=2478"},"modified":"2022-02-10T10:31:36","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T16:31:36","slug":"s1-e2-church-history-historical-literacy-and-the-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/acugst\/s1-e2-church-history-historical-literacy-and-the-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"S1 E2: Church History, Historical Literacy, and the Bible"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2488 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/acugst\/files\/2021\/04\/Childers-Podcast-2-scaled-e1619456764583-271x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"214\" \/>In this episode, Dr. Jeff Childers walks us through the study of church history and discusses what historians do, the formation of the biblical canon, and the importance of historical literacy for our everyday lives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<div class='author-shortcodes'>\n\t\t\t<div class='author-inner'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='author-image'>\n\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/acugst\/files\/et_temp\/SEMINARY-ISNT-SCARY_3000-2-scaled-246288_60x60.jpg' alt='' \/>\n\t\t\t<div class='author-overlay'><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<div class='author-info'>\n\t\t\tSeminary Isn\u2019t Scary is a podcast about theological education, ministry practice, and the cross-sections between the two. 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